:root {
            --primary-color: #000;
            --secondary-color: #2d4cc8;
            --success-color: #267326;
            --warning-color: #a51c1c;
            --danger-color: #a51c1c;
            --light-color: #f8f9fa;
            --dark-color: #212529;
            --focus-color: #ff7801;
        }
        
        .progress-container { margin-bottom: 25px; }

        .progress-bar {
            height: 15px;
            background-color: #a2b1ec;
            border-radius: 6px;
            overflow: hidden;
            margin-bottom:20px;
        }

        .progress {
            height: 100%;
            background-color: #ff7801;
            width: 0%;
            transition: width 0.3s ease;
        }

        .progress-text {
            display: flex;
            justify-content: space-between;
            margin-top: 5px;
            font-size: 16px;
            color: #000000;
            margin-bottom: 30px !important;
        }

        .question-container { margin-top: 30px !important; }
        .question { padding-bottom:20px;color:#2d4cc8; margin-bottom: 15px; font-size: 16px; }

        .option, .sub-option { scroll-margin-top: 100px; scroll-margin-bottom: 100px; }

        .options {
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            gap: 10px;
        }

        .option {
            padding: 15px;
            border: 2px solid #868686;
            border-radius: 5px;
            cursor: pointer;
            transition: all 0.2s;
            background-color: white;
            position: relative;
        }

        .option:hover, .option:focus {
            border-color: #ff6000;
            background-color: rgba(0, 90, 156, 0.05);
            outline: none;
        }

        .option.selected {
            background-color: var(--secondary-color);
            color: #fff;
            border-color: #ff6000;
        }

        .option.selected .legal-reference { color:#fff; }

        .option:focus { box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px #ff6000; outline-offset: 3px; }

        .sub-options {
            margin-top: 10px;
            padding-left: 20px;
            border-left: 3px solid #ecf0f1;
        }

        .sub-option {
            padding: 10px;
            margin: 5px 0;
            border: 1px solid #ddd;
            border-radius: 4px;
            background-color: #f9f9f9;
            cursor: pointer;
            transition: all 0.2s;
        }

        .sub-option:hover, .sub-option:focus { background-color: #e9e9e9; outline: none; }
        .sub-option.selected { background-color: var(--secondary-color); color: white; border-color: var(--secondary-color); }
        .sub-option:focus { box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px var(--focus-color); outline-offset: 3px; }

        .navigation {
            display: flex;
            justify-content: space-between;
            margin-top: 30px;
        }



        .btn-success { background-color: var(--success-color); color: white; }
        .btn-success:hover:not(:disabled), .btn-success:focus:not(:disabled) { background-color: #1e5a1e; }

        .btn-danger { background-color: var(--danger-color); color: white; }
        .btn-danger:hover, .btn-danger:focus { background-color: #8a1717; }

        .step { display: none; }
        .step.active { display: block; }

        .result-item {
            padding: 15px;
            margin-bottom: 15px;
            border-radius: 5px;
            border-left: 5px solid var(--secondary-color);
        }

        .result-item.required { border-left-color: var(--danger-color); background-color: rgba(165, 28, 28, 0.1); }
        .result-item.not-required { border-left-color: var(--success-color); background-color: rgba(38, 115, 38, 0.1); }
        .result-item.recommended { border-left-color: var(--warning-color); background-color: rgba(138, 109, 0, 0.1); }

        .result-score {
            font-size: 1.5rem;
            font-weight: bold;
            text-align: center;
            margin: 20px 0;
            padding: 20px;
            border-radius: 8px;
        }

        .result-score.required { background-color: rgba(165, 28, 28, 0.1); color: var(--danger-color); }
        .result-score.not-required { background-color: rgba(38, 115, 38, 0.1); color: var(--success-color); }
        .result-score.recommended { background-color: rgba(138, 109, 0, 0.1); color: var(--warning-color); }

        .category-title {
            font-size: 1.3rem;
            margin-bottom: 15px;
            padding-bottom: 10px;
            border-bottom: 2px solid #eee;
            color: var(--primary-color);
        }

        .info-text {
            background-color: rgba(0, 90, 156, 0.1);
            padding: 15px;
            border-radius: 5px;
            margin-bottom: 20px;
            border-left: 5px solid var(--secondary-color);
            color: var(--dark-color);
        }

        .legal-reference { font-size: 0.9rem; color: #000; margin-top: 10px; font-style: italic; }

        .explanation {
            margin-top: 20px;
            padding: 15px;
            background-color: #f8f9fa;
            border-radius: 5px;
            border-left: 4px solid var(--secondary-color);
        }

        .criteria-list { margin: 15px 0; padding-left: 20px; }
        .criteria-list li { margin-bottom: 8px; }

        .highlight { background-color: #fffacd; padding: 2px 4px; border-radius: 3px; font-weight: bold; }

        .warning-box {
            background-color: rgba(138, 109, 0, 0.1);
            border-left: 5px solid var(--warning-color);
            padding: 15px;
            margin: 15px 0;
            border-radius: 5px;
            color: var(--dark-color);
        }

        .note { font-size: 0.9rem; color: #666; margin-top: 5px; font-style: italic; }

        .error-message {
            color: #9d0000;
            margin-top: 10px;
            padding: 10px;
            background-color: rgba(165, 28, 28, 0.05);
            border-radius: 5px;
            border-left: 5px solid #a80000;;;
            display: none;
        }

        .error-message.show { display: block; }

        .required-indicator { 
            color: #9d0000;
            font-weight: 600; 
        }

        .leform-element .leform-button span {color:#fff!important;}

        
        .skip-link {
            position: absolute;
            top: -40px;
            left: 6px;
            background: var(--secondary-color);
            color: white;
            padding: 8px;
            z-index: 100;
            text-decoration: none;
            border-radius: 0 0 4px 4px;
        }

        .skip-link:focus { top: 0; }

        .sr-only {
            position: absolute;
            width: 1px; height: 1px;
            padding: 0; margin: -1px;
            overflow: hidden; clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0);
            white-space: nowrap; border: 0;
        }

        .form-group { margin-bottom: 20px; }
        .form-group label { display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; font-weight: 600; color: var(--dark-color); }

        .form-group input[type="text"],
        .form-group input[type="email"] {
            width: 100%;
            padding: 12px;
            border: 2px solid #ddd;
            border-radius: 5px;
            font-size: 1rem;
            transition: border-color 0.2s;
        }

        .form-group input[type="text"]:focus,
        .form-group input[type="email"]:focus {
            outline: none;
            border-color: var(--secondary-color);
            box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px var(--focus-color);
        }

        .form-group input[type="text"].error,
        .form-group input[type="email"].error { border-color: var(--danger-color); }

        .checkbox-group {
            display: flex;
            align-items: flex-start;
            margin-top: 10px;
        }

        .checkbox-group input[type="checkbox"] {
            margin-top: 4px; margin-right: 10px;
            width: 20px; height: 20px; cursor: pointer; flex-shrink: 0;
        }

        .checkbox-group label { font-weight: normal; cursor: pointer; line-height: 1.5; }
        .checkbox-group input[type="checkbox"]:focus { outline: 3px solid var(--focus-color); outline-offset: 2px; }

        .success-message {
            background-color: rgba(38, 115, 38, 0.1);
            color: var(--success-color);
            padding: 20px;
            border-radius: 8px;
            border-left: 5px solid var(--success-color);
            margin-bottom: 20px;
            text-align: center;
        }

        .success-message h3 { color: var(--success-color); margin-bottom: 10px; }

        .loading-spinner { display: none; text-align: center; padding: 20px; }
        .loading-spinner.show { display: block; }

        .spinner {
            border: 4px solid #f3f3f3;
            border-top: 4px solid var(--secondary-color);
            border-radius: 50%;
            width: 40px; height: 40px;
            animation: spin 1s linear infinite;
            margin: 0 auto 15px;
        }

        @keyframes spin { 0% { transform: rotate(0deg); } 100% { transform: rotate(360deg); } }

        @media (max-width: 768px) {
            .container { padding: 10px; }
            .card { padding: 15px; }
            .options { gap: 8px; }
            .option { padding: 12px; }
        }

        @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
            * { animation-duration: 0.01ms !important; animation-iteration-count: 1 !important; transition-duration: 0.01ms !important; }
        }
 /* Consent-Checkbox: eckig, mit Häkchen, gut sichtbar fokussierbar */
.checkbox-group {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: .5rem;
}

.checkbox-group input[type="checkbox"] {
  appearance: none;
  -webkit-appearance: none;
  -moz-appearance: none;
  width: 1.25rem;
  height: 1.25rem;
  border: 2px solid #1b1b1b;
  border-radius: 3px;            /* eckig */
  background-color: #fff;
  display: inline-block;
  position: relative;
  margin-top: .15rem;            /* optische Ausrichtung zur Label-Zeile */
  vertical-align: text-bottom;
}

.checkbox-group input[type="checkbox"]:focus-visible {
  outline: 3px solid #1a73e8;    /* sichtbarer Fokus */
  outline-offset: 2px;
}

.checkbox-group input[type="checkbox"]:checked {
  background-color: #0d6efd;     /* Bootstrap Primary */
  border-color: #0d6efd;
}

.checkbox-group input[type="checkbox"]:checked::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0.32rem;
  top: 0.05rem;
  width: 0.35rem;
  height: 0.7rem;
  border-right: 2px solid #fff;
  border-bottom: 2px solid #fff;
  transform: rotate(45deg);
}

.checkbox-group label {
  cursor: pointer;
}